News and Guides
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Charlotte Whyatt • 11 Oct 2019
Hull becomes UK's first full fibre city
Residents can now enjoy an average broadband speed of 94.7Mbps.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 30 Sep 2019
Virgin Media begins rollout of gigabit home broadband
The provider's Gig1 Fibre package boasts an average download speed of 1,104Mbps at peak times.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 27 Sep 2019
UK ISPs to make pricing fairer for out-of-contract customers
A recent review highlighted that these customers tend to pay an average of £8 to £9 more for broadband every month.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 20 Sep 2019
UK's full fibre coverage rises to 8%
Coverage was extended out to an additional 400,000 homes between January and April 2019.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 06 Sep 2019
New £3.6 million fund to improve broadband for 100 UK towns
The Town Deals initiative aims to stimulate economic growth by improving broadband speeds.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 06 Sep 2019
What is 5G?
The fifth generation of mobile internet offers lightning-fast speeds and incredibly low latency.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 30 Aug 2019
Full fibre 1Gbps broadband comes to Outer Hebrides
The remote communities of Grimsay and Great Bernera enjoy some of the UK's fastest speeds.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 27 Aug 2019
Sky launches ultrafast broadband service
The Ultrafast 1 and Ultrafast 2 packages offer average download speeds of 145Mbps and 285Mbps.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 15 Aug 2019
Superfast Leicestershire to undergo £2.7 million expansion
Around 2000 more homes and businesses will be connected up to BT's Openreach network as a result.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 08 Aug 2019
Virgin Media announce plans to protect vunerable customers
Measures include an annual review to asses whether they're still paying for the appropriate package.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 01 Aug 2019
Openreach announce ultrafast upgrade for 36 towns and cities
Their Fibre First project aims to connect up 4 million premises by March 2021.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 26 Jul 2019
Virgin Media to deliver gigabit broadband to all customers by 2021
The provider will upgrade its network to the DOCSIS 3.1 standard.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 19 Jul 2019
London Underground to receive full 4G coverage
The network will launch on the Jubilee line in 2020.
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Nathaniel Dalby • 27 Jun 2019
Is student broadband worth it?
Our guide to student broadband, what it is and what subscriptions you should look out for.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 21 Jun 2019
Truespeed to offer 10Gbps service
The ultrafast service is expected to launch sometime later this year.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 14 Jun 2019
Three to launch 5G home broadband in August
The service will be available in 25 towns and cities across the UK by the end of 2019.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 07 Jun 2019
USO launch set for March 2020
Eligible properties will have a legal right to request access to broadband speeds of at least 10Mb.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 30 May 2019
BT expands Stay Fast guarantee across all packages
It was previously only available to those with BT's Ultrafast Fibre packages.